Hello,
im planning on building a 225" FED to run NE1 but want the gear stout enough for 7.0 pro if we decide to go down that road. i have owned old air cooled Volkswagens my whole life and am tired of dumping money into my current car. (its best is 8.67 @ 162). ive done a lot of the work myself but with knowledge from others. ive done all the tin work in it, plumbing, wiring, misc fab, etc. current ecu is Motec and have messed with AEM, and Electromotive. so, i can tell you how to build a vw if you want to go fast but to build a FED i could not.
right now im in the mental accumulation stage of the project. plan on using a power glide, 9" etc. questions i have are the following.
- what gear ratio first/second in the PG do you run. i take it second is 1:1? .
- what size rear rim and tire diameter and width. also, what bolt pattern is common? a buddy told me he runs 5x5?
- can i get away with stock third member or should i get alum one
- what spline axles
- what rear gear ratio is most common?
- what is better for shifter, i seen the Neal & Parks setup and it looks nice or use a standard shifter with solenoid for shifting
- do you need to run a drysump setup ? we run one in our cars and it made huge difference.
plan is, im building the car and my buddy (who is going for the n/a n20 vw record in door car) will build the motor. plans are to run 632 so we can step up to 7.0 pro maybe down the road. it will be a MFI setup. what i want to do is start gathering parts now and then when i get hte chassis built ill have everything to put it together less some misc fab, wiring, etc.
me and my buddies have been going ot march meet the last few years and are hooked. heads up vw racing just plain cost to much money. so, im tired of rebuilding all the time due to weak parts and cost of maintenance when pushing it. we really dig the nostolgia racing and are looking forward to being able to attend a few races.
as mentioned, i know vw's but no so much what parts are needed for this type of racing.
thank you
Dean